2013-03-21hsas02Military Personnel SubcommitteeReferred to2013-04-08T15:16:16ZArmed Services Committeehsas00HouseStandingReferred to2013-03-21T13:04:35ZBy Mr. JONES:H.R. 1360.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article 1, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), whichgrants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; toprovide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces; and to providefor organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.[Page H1827]]]>Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]612J0002558026J000255RB.NCJONES3WALTERHR113Military Retiree Survivor Comfort ActShort Titles as IntroducedTo amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces following their death.Official Title as IntroducedMilitary Retiree Survivor Comfort ActDisplay TitleArmed Forces and National Security2013-03-22T07:01:12ZHouseRep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3]LATHAMRFalseL0001116667917L000111TOM2013-05-173IAMilitary Retiree Survivor Comfort Act - Requires the United States to forgive any overpayment of military retired or retainer pay for any period after the death of the recipient through the last day of the month in which such death occurs, if such payment is electronically deposited to a joint account bearing the name of the decedent and the decedent's designated beneficiary.

Provides a special effective date for the first annuity payment to a survivor under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) when an overpayment is so forgiven.

]]>002013-03-212013-04-19T20:20:26ZIntroduced in House2013-03-21T04:00:00ZIntroduced in House2013-04-08hsas02Military Personnel Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.CommitteeIntroReferral2013-03-21Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.H111002House floor actionshsas00Armed Services CommitteeIntroReferral2013-03-21Introduced in HouseIntro-H9Library of CongressIntroReferral2013-03-21Introduced in House10009Library of Congress11114Military personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensationArmed Forces and National SecurityMilitary Retiree Survivor Comfort Act2016-10-25T16:01:32Z13602013-04-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.